The Tour de France, the world’s most famous cycling competition, gets underway on July 4, with a team time trial for the first time in 55 years, and XPO Logistics, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, is once again making sure the wheels of the race turn smoothly. 
 
XPO Logistics is also supporting the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, the increasingly popular women’s version of the Tour, which will ascend the fearsome Mont Ventoux for the first time in its history. 
 
The 113th edition of the Tour de France will take place from 4 July to 26 July, bringing together 184 riders across 23 teams. The race will cover more than 3,321 kilometres over 21 stages through Spain and France, spanning seven regions and 29 départements. This year's race will begin in Barcelona with the first opening-stage team time trial in 55 years. 
 
To support the event, XPO Logistics will deploy 45 trucks and 56 drivers to transport the infrastructure that keeps the race moving from one stage to the next. Each truck will travel thousands of kilometres throughout the Tour, including loading, race operations and unloading. Departing trucks will average 2,786 kilometres, while arriving trucks will average 2,592 kilometres. 
 
A pioneer in more sustainable transport, XPO Logistics will once again deploy its LESS® HVO solution throughout the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes. Using HVO biofuel injected into its fuel tank network, this solution reduces CO₂ emissions by up to 90%. During the 2025 races, LESS® HVO helped avoid more than 223,370 kg of CO₂ emissions.  
 
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift starts on August 1 in Lausanne, Switzerland, and runs over nine stages in nine days until 9 August, with the Mont Ventoux climb on stage seven. Once again, XPO Logistics is supporting this event, with 16 drivers covering 1,178 kilometres, using HVO biofuel to reduce CO2 emissions during the tour. 
 
This year, an additional truck will be added to the fleet for the Tour de France to transport a departure village arch, and another truck will be provided for a caravan partner for Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.  
 
For both events, a festival parade of decorated vehicles known as the famous Caravane du Tour will precede the riders. The Tour de France stretches for many kilometres through the region, and ahead of the riders, key sponsors offer souvenirs to entertain the crowds lining the route. For many families, this is as much a part of the events as the races themselves. 
 
Guillaume Col, President – Europe, XPO Logistics, said: “The Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift are cultural cycling icons, and it makes us very proud to be once again a key part of the incredibly complex and enjoyable logistical challenge. We always have the very best drivers and teams working on these events, who consistently deliver where it matters most: precision, agility and absolute reliability. When the world’s biggest cycling race moves every day, they need a partner they can count on – and that’s exactly what we provide.” 
 
Guillaume Kleszcz, Logistics Director, Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), said: "The Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift are among the world’s largest and most complex travelling sporting events. Delivering these races every day—from city centres to the summits of iconic mountains—requires logistics that are precise, agile, sustainable, and flawlessly executed. 
 
This is why we are particularly proud of our longstanding partnership with XPO Logistics. For 55 years, we have worked side by side, continuously innovating and adapting together to meet the evolving challenges of the event. This trusted collaboration is a key factor in ensuring that the excitement and spectacle of the races reach millions of fans across France and around the world every year."